What You Should Know:
- XRHealth has just received a patent for its approach to
incorporate biofeedback from devices such as an Apple watch into its remote
healthcare therapy platform that utilizes virtual/artificial reality (VR/AR).
- XRHealth plans to incorporate their VR/AR therapy with the Apple Watch, specifically since the watch has advanced features including a medical-grade, FDA-cleared electrocardiogram (EKG) that measures heartbeat.
XRHealth, the
leader in extended
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LexaGene Raises $13.29M to Launch Automated Genetic Analyzer Device
What You Should Know:
- LexaGene's closes CAD$13 million funding round as it
prepares to launch its gold standard diagnostic device called MiQLab that
applies a proprietary RT-qPCR-based method to analyze each sample's contents
for up to 27 different pathogens in approximately one hour.
- MiQLab is uniquely open-access, which allows users to
customize their tests and create new tests easily. In the case where a new test
was needed because of a mutation, the open-access feature allows new
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Lifespeak Lands $42M for Digital Mental Health and Wellness Platform
What You Should Know:
- Toronto-based digital mental health and wellness
platform, LifeSpeak raises $42M CAD in minority equity investment to accelerate
its global growth trajectory.
- The platform, offered remotely to employees and health plan members, covers topics such as preventative health, mental health (including depression, anxiety, addiction, isolation, suicide, etc.), marital and relationship advice, parenting, and eldercare.
LifeSpeak Inc., a Toronto, ON-based
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Fitbit Awarded Regulatory Clearance in U.S. and Europe for ECG App to Identify AFib
What You Should Know:
- Fitbit has received 510(k) clearance from the
FDA, as well as CE marking in the European Union, for its ECG
app to assess heart rhythm for atrial fibrillation. The Fitbit ECG App is a
simple way people can take an on-the-spot reading of their heart rhythm at any
time, including whenever they notice any unusual cardiac symptoms.
- Fitbit Sense is the company’s first device compatible
with an ECG app that enables users to take a spot
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Revint Merges with Triage to Deliver Comprehensive Revenue Integrity
What You
Should Know:
- Revint,
a leader in technology-enabled revenue integrity solutions for healthcare
providers, announced they will be merging with Triage Consulting Group, one of
the nation’s premier healthcare revenue integrity companies.
- With this merger, Revint continues to invest in its technology and product solutions that recover revenue through a guaranteed ROI model that hospital systems can depend on.
Revint Solutions, a leader in
technology-enabled revenue integrity
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Radiology Partners Acquires MEDNAX Radiology Solutions for $885M
What You Should Know:
- Radiology Partners acquires MEDNAX Radiology Solutions,
a division of MEDNAX, Inc. for $885M in cash.
- The acquisition accelerates Radiology Partners’ mission to transform radiology, offer unparalleled clinical value and service at scale, and further elevate the role of radiologists within the healthcare field.
Radiology Partners
(RP),a radiology practice in the U.S., announced a definitive agreement to acquire
MEDNAX Radiology Solutions, a division
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Evidation’s Appoints Co-CEO, Greenway’s New President, Other Health IT Appointments
Evidation’s Board of Directors has appointed Christine Lemke as Co-CEO alongside Executive Chair Deborah Kilpatrick.
Greenway Health appoints Pratap Sarker as President to oversee all commercial and customer-focused functions including sales, marketing, and customer success. He will also work closely with Greenway’s clearinghouse, revenue cycle and IT teams to ensure the delivery of quality solutions that are critically needed to support practices’ business continuity, as well as their
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Change Healthcare Launches New AI Model to Extract Diagnostic Data from EHRs for Case Management
What You Should Know:
- Change Healthcare launches a new artificial intelligence model that automatically extracts diagnostic data from clinical notes to increase the efficiency of automated medical necessity reviews by over 20%.
- The new Change Healthcare AI models are trained using
clinical data and are honed by expert physicians.
Change Healthcare unveils new innovative new Artificial Intelligence models, trained by expert physicians, which extract meaningful diagnostic
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Verisk Acquires MSP Compliance Provider Franco Signor for $160M
What You Should Know:
- Verisk acquires Franco Signor, a Bradenton, FL-based full-service provider of MSP compliance software and services for $160M.
- Property/casualty insurers, self-insureds, and TPAs
will benefit from the most comprehensive suite of fully integrated Medicare
compliance solutions and greater access to the nation’s top Medicare experts.
Verisk, a data
analytics provider, announced today that it has acquired
Franco Signor, a Medicare Secondary
Payer (MSP) service
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Intel, Samsung Collaborate on AI-Powered Fetal Ultrasound Smart Workflow
What You Should Know:
- Samsung Medison and Intel collaborate on AI-powered new
smart workflow solutions to improve obstetric measurements that contribute to
maternal and fetal safety.
- BiometryAssist automates and standardizes fetal
measurements in approximately 85 milliseconds with a single click, providing
over 97% accuracy.
- BiometryAssist and LaborAssist are already in use in 80
countries, including the United States, Korea, Italy, France, Brazil and
Russia. The solutions
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